Scene: Trump in DC for historic 2020 election charges
The scene outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse is packed with supporters and detractors as former President Donald Trump prepared to answer to charges that he worked to overturn the 2020 presidential election Thursday.
Supporters of former President Donald Trump gather Thursday at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington, where Trump was due to answer to charges that he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The plane carrying former President Donald Trump arrives Thursday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., as he heads to Washington to face a judge on federal conspiracy charges alleging he conspired to subvert the 2020 election.
Former President Donald Trump speaks Thursday before boarding his plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., after facing a judge on federal conspiracy charges.
Former President Donald Trump waves Thursday as he steps off his plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., as he heads to Washington to face a judge on federal conspiracy charges.
Members of the media stand outside E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse on Thursday in Washington, where former President Donald Trump was to answer charges he sought to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss.
The motorcade carrying former President Donald Trump departs Thursday from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport along George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington, Va., as Trump heads to Washington to face a judge on federal conspiracy charges.
Demonstrators protest Thursday outside of the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington.
Workers put up barricades and secure the area outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse on Wednesday in Washington.
The U.S. Capitol is seen in the distance as Nadine Seiler holds a banner Thursday at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse. Former President Donald Trump is due in federal court in Washington to answer charges he sought to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss.
A supporter of former President Donald Trump, center, talks with protesters Thursday near the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse.
President of People for the American Way Svante Myrickctivists speaks as protesters hold signs that spell JUSTICE on Thursday in Washington.
A U.S. Marshals Service K-9 officer patrols the area Thursday outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington. Former President Donald Trump is due in court on Thursday, the first step in a legal process that will play out in a courthouse between the White House he once controlled and the Capitol his supporters once stormed.
Washington Metropolitan Police patrol the area outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse on Thursday in Washington. Former President Donald Trump is due in federal court Thursday to answer to charges that he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The U.S. Capitol is seen in the distance as supporters of former President Donald Trump drive by the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse on Thursday.
Former President Donald Trump's airplane flies behind the Washington Monument on Thursday as it makes its final approach into Reagan National Airport in Washington.
Domenic Santana, 61, of Miami, holds a sign Thursday that reads "Lock Him Up" at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington.
Supporters of former President Donald Trump rally Thursday outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington, where Trump was to answer charges he sought to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss.
Code Pink's Medea Benjamin protests with a "Trump Baby" near the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse on Thursday in Washington.
Washington Metropolitan Police patrol the area outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse on Thursday in Washington.
Former President Donald Trump boards his plane Thursday at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J. Trump headed to Washington to answer to charges that he worked to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
A person protests with a sign that reads "FREE J6ers" near the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse on Thursday in Washington. Former President Donald Trump is due in federal court in Washington to answer charges he sought to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss.
A person in a car holds up an image of Former President Donald Trump on Thursday near the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington.
Protesters hold signs that spell JUSTICE as Domenic Santana, 61, of Miami, holds a sign Thursday that reads "LOCK HIM UP" near the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington.
Nicky Sundt holds a banner Thursday outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington before the arrival of former President Donald Trump.
A supporter of the former President Donald Trump waves a flag Thursday outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington.
The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse is seen behind barricades Thursday before the arrival of former President Donald Trump in Washington.
Valet Walt Nauta hands former President Donald Trump an umbrella before he speaks Thursday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after facing a judge on federal conspiracy charges.
The first SUV in the motorcade carrying former President Donald Trump arrives Thursday at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington.
Supporters of the former President Donald Trump holds their banners before his arrival Thursday outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington.
The motorcade of former President Donald Trump drives through a tunnel Thursday as he heads for the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse.
Metropolitan police officers stand patrol outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse on Thursday in Washington, before the arrival of former President Donald Trump.
A supporter holds an image of former President Donald Trump as he rides in a limousine with a presidential seal on the door Thursday outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington, before the arrival of Trump.
President of People for the American Way Svante Myrickctivists speaks during a rally Thursday in Washington. Former President Donald Trump is due in federal court Thursday to answer to charges that he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Nadine Seiler arrives Thursday to celebrate the indictment of former President Donald Trump at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington.
Media and protesters gather Thursday at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington. Former President Donald Trump is due in federal court Thursday to answer to charges that he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Laurie Arbeiter of New York is seen Thursday outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington as a Washington Metropolitan Police Officer asks her to step out of the street.
Supporters of former President Donald Trump rally Thursday outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington.
Suzzanne Monk stands with people Thursday near the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington. Monk is wearing a ribbon in support of the people who were arrested after participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Eric Lamar holds an anti-Trump sign Thursday as he is surrounded by protestors and supporters of former President Donald Trump near the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington.
People wait outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse on Thursday in Washington.
Demonstrators place an inflatable rat as they protest outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse on Thursday in Washington.
People gather Thursday, one with a sign that reads "COUP," before President Donald Trump arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington.
The U.S. Capitol is seen in the distance Thursday as a protester in a Donald Trump mask holds a sign near the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse.
People watch Thursday after former President Donald Trump arrived at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington to face a judge on federal conspiracy charges alleging he conspired to subvert the 2020 election.
Alina Habba, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, speaks after Trump arrived Thursday at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington.
Former President Donald Trump waves from his motorcade Thursday as he leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington.
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